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Sequencing Infants

13. August 2018 Philosophy News News

It is now a common practice to sequence infants to test for a variety of conditions. From a moral standpoint, it seems obvious that these tests should be applied and expanded as rapidly as cost and [More]

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Medical Nihilism

13. August 2018 Philosophy News News

2018.08.16 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews Jacob Stegenga, Medical Nihilism, Oxford University Press, 2018, 227pp., $39.95 (hbk), ISBN 9780198747048. Reviewed by [More]

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Wittgenstein: Lectures, Cambridge 1930-1933: From the Notes of G. E. Moore

12. August 2018 Philosophy News News

2018.08.15 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews David Stern, Brian Rogers, and Gabriel Citron (eds.), Wittgenstein: Lectures, Cambridge 1930-1933: From the Notes of G. E. Moore, [More]

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Reflections on my upcoming 40th birthday, hitting targets, and our relevance in the profession

12. August 2018 Philosophy News News

In less than a month, I will be 40 years old. In my early 30s, I took away my date of birth from social media and from my CV. The reason behind this was that I worried about being regarded as "past [More]

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Why analytic philosophers of religion might want to be a little less orthodox

11. August 2018 Philosophy News News

I recently accepted to be an executive editor for the Journal of Analytic Theology, and will be joining the team with Mike Rea and Oliver Crisp (senior editors) and Kevin Diller (executive editor). [More]

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The tyranny of language. European colonizers tried to stamp out indigenous languages. The legacy of linguistic imperialism lives on

11. August 2018 Philosophy News News

The tyranny of language. European colonizers tried to stamp out indigenous languages. The legacy of linguistic imperialism lives [More]

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Writing Groups

10. August 2018 Philosophy News News

For my first few posts, I wanted to talk about writing. In particular, I wanted to talk about practices—both individual and communal—related to writing. I am interested in how the act of writing [More]

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APA Member Interview: Kevin W. Gray

10. August 2018 Philosophy News News

Kevin W. Gray is currently completing the JD at Osgoode Hall Law School. He holds a PhD from Laval University in political philosophy (2011). He was ... Read [More]

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Why Does Inequality Matter?

10. August 2018 Philosophy News News

2018.08.14 : View this Review Online | View Recent NDPR Reviews T. M. Scanlon, Why Does Inequality Matter?, Oxford University Press, 2018, 170pp., $25.00 (hbk), ISBN 9780198812692. [More]

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The trial over The Trial. German scholars argued that Kafka’s manuscripts belonged to Germany; Israeli scholars disagreed. Then things got contentious

10. August 2018 Philosophy News News

The trial over The Trial. German scholars argued that Kafka’s manuscripts belonged to Germany; Israeli scholars disagreed. Then things got [More]

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